#EFD959#EFD959
#EFD959 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.148 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 217, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 82%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 63%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 62.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.36, -7.05, 63.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.36, 64.26, 96.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88% -0.0245 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88% 0.148 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.2152, 68.7004, 19.4326) |
| Luminance | 0.6870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.17
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.47
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.38
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD959 #596FEF
analogous
#EF8E59 #EFD959 #BAEF59
triadic
#EFD959 #59EFD9 #D959EF
tetradic
#EFD959 #59EF8E #596FEF #EF59BA
square
#EFD959 #59EF8E #596FEF #EF59BA
split-complementary
#EFD959 #59BAEF #8E59EF
monochromatic
#BCA312 #EACC21 #EFD959 #F4E691 #FAF3C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EFD959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.74
#EFD959 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD959
14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD959 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.74 | 14.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD34A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DC60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 217, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.148 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e48d',
500: '#efd959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd959; $custom-light: #f8e48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd959",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 217,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.2,
"s": 82.418,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87998,
"c": 0.14754,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.68698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD959
secondary
#3246BA
accent
#26DF07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F